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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emily say the pillars and arches in Cordoba almost made Amir want to do?
(a) Move home to Pakistan.
(b) Pray.
(c) Convert.
(d) Renounce America.

2. What piece of clothing is Amir missing, as he poses for Emily?
(a) Shirt.
(b) Pants.
(c) Boxers.
(d) Suit jacket.

3. How frequently does Amir say Mort appears at the office?
(a) A couple hours a week.
(b) A few times a month.
(c) A few hours a day.
(d) A couple of days a week.

4. What time of day is Scene Two set in?
(a) Morning.
(b) Evening.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Midday.

5. What does Emily say Imam Fareed allowed her to do?
(a) Preach from his pulpit.
(b) Sketch in his mosque.
(c) Eat with his family.
(d) Read from his mosque’s library.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was it about the incident with the waiter that made Emily think of the Velázquez painting?

2. What has Imam Fareed been arrested for?

3. What does Emily say she feels about Amir’s support for Imam Fareed?

4. Why does Amir say he never told Emily about Rivkah?

5. How old is Emily?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the importance of Amir modeling for Emily in boxers below, and a fine shirt and suit jacket above?

2. What is the archetype for Amir Kapoor’s character?

3. What part of the news article about Amir is Amir angry about?

4. What does Amir think his mother would feel about him making partner?

5. How does Emily appropriate Islamic art?

6. What do we learn about Amir’s career when the phone rings, interrupting the painting session?

7. What was the imam Abe is talking about arrested for?

8. Explain the difference between earnestness and irony as Emily describes it in her discussion with Isaac.

9. How has Isaac’s mind recently changed about Emily’s work, as seen in Scene 2?

10. As seen in Scene 2, what is Isaac’s importance to Emily?

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